{"id":732,"date":"2026-03-15T10:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=732"},"modified":"2026-03-15T10:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:59:01","slug":"spain-seals-its-ticket-to-the-2027-basketball-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=732","title":{"rendered":"Spain seals its ticket to the 2027 Basketball World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Eight years have passed since the bronze achieved by Spain in the 2018 Basketball World Cup, the last game it played in the great intercontinental event. His absence in the 2022 World Cup <\/strong>It marked the end of a golden generation, but sometimes taking one step back helps take two steps forward. <\/p>\n

The Puerto Rico World Cup is not only serving to secure a ticket to the tournament to be held in Germany in 2026, but also to give a blow on the table that Eurobasket 2025<\/strong> It will be the first medal for many players who have burst in with such force that they have knocked down and will knock down many doors in a very short time.<\/p>\n

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Spain ‘makes another match boring’ based on success<\/h2>\n

Although two years ago in Paris 2024 Puerto Rico pushed Spain to the limit, winning in the last second with two free throws, The merit of M\u00e9ndez’s team was to make the Puerto Ricans look like they were at the level of New Zealand and Senegal.<\/strong>the first rivals of the Spanish in this World Cup. <\/p>\n

If in any way you can define Spain’s first 20 minutes, it is with the word ‘success’. He came out in the starting quintet Awa Fam<\/strong>whose first two shots were two triples that opened the field a lot for the visitors. The Valencia Basket center sat down and appeared Megan Gustafson<\/strong>who scored 14 points (also with two triples) in the blink of an eye. <\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>The centers, at a triple rate.<\/p>\n

Two for Awa Fam and two for Megan Gustafson at the start of the second quarter! #FIBAWWC<\/a> <\/p>\n

🇪🇸🇵🇷 Spain, closer to the Basketball World Cup on Teledeporte and @rtveplay<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SWRp6hVL4E<\/a>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Teledeporte (@teledeporte) March 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Pueyo, Iyana, Cazorla and Conde also joined the party from 6.75m to break the match when they reached the middle of the match<\/strong> (23-53, m.20). But beyond the success, what Spain left behind is a dizzying pace, modern and brave basketball that empowers a team that no longer only wants to stand out in the lower categories but also wants to take that success to the absolute level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Spain measures the rhythms in the second half with Italy and the USA in front<\/h2>\n

The team began the third quarter aware of the amount of efforts they have to make in a few days, including a match against Italy in less than 24 hours, added to the great test of fire that is facing the almighty United States on Tuesday the 17th as the closing of this World Cup.<\/p>\n

The success began to decline from the outside, especially due to a Megan Gustafson who abused that art<\/strong> (1 of 4 in triples in 5 minutes on the court in the third quarter). The ‘second unit’, so to speak, gave a little more life to the team. Iyana Mart\u00edn with her hyperactivity carried the leads at 40 points after another triple (71-31, m.28).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Puerto Rico, desperate for Spain’s superiority, perhaps began to hit too hard. The team entered bonus very quickly, although the referees stopped calling for any contact as a result of the difference and the energy of the home crowd, which did not stop shouting. The main news for Spain in these last 10 minutes was not to add incidents to the loss of Elena Buenavida due to some discomfort, something that seems to have gone perfectly. <\/p>\n

He The last quarter was much more difficult, but the crash was already seen as a verdict<\/strong>. Spain’s success disappeared and the Puerto Ricans increased the level of contacts in defense even more, making it difficult for M\u00e9ndez’s team to score points other than from the free throw. Of the 75 points in three quarters, Spain remained at the final 91-52, lowering its figures butin detracting from an almost perfect match by a team that confirms its return to a World Cup eight years later.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n